2 Chronicles 30:3 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		כִּ֣י	h3588
1		לֹ֧א	h3808
2	For they could	יָֽכְל֛וּ	h3201
3	not keep	לַֽעֲשֹׂת֖וֹ	h6213
4	it at that time	בָּעֵ֣ת	h6256
5		הַהִ֑יא	h1931
6		כִּ֤י	h3588
7	because the priests	הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙	h3548
8		לֹֽא	h3808
9	had not sanctified	הִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּ	h6942
10	themselves sufficiently	לְמַדַּ֔י	h4078
11	neither had the people	וְהָעָ֖ם	h5971
12		לֹא	h3808
13	gathered themselves together	נֶאֶסְפ֥וּ	h622
14	to Jerusalem	לִירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	h3389

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

It was not possible to keep it at that time, because not enough priests had made themselves holy, and the people had not come together in Jerusalem.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not hallowed themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people been gathered together to Jerusalem.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people assembled themselves at Jerusalem.

World English Bible (WEB)

For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for they have not been able to make it at that time, for the priests have not sanctified themselves sufficiently, and the people have not been gathered to Jerusalem.